■ Direction Read the question below. You have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise your essay. Typically, an effective response will contain a minimum of 300 words. ■ Question Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use specific reason and examples to support your answer | |
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Countries should not isolate themselves from the world but instead engage other countries. | |
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I do believe countries should not isolate themselves from the world. It is an era of globalization, which means countries are all connected to one another. Information throughout the world is being shared. And one country alone has no power to the global economy.
First reason I think that countries should not isolate themselves from the world is that it is becoming more difficult to be isolated in this world, where information from half way around the globe is available all over the place. This flow of information became possible by the use of internet. Internet has changed many ways of our lives. One of the biggest impacts is the fact that anyone can use it. A person who lives in a very restricted, autocratic country can see any information on the internet or post his or her opinion anytime with freedom of speech. Therefore, as a country it is hard to be isolated from the rest of the world, because no control over the flow of information seems possible. This ubiquitous feature of the internet makes the world more connected than ever.
Secondly, isolation will make the country less competitive. There is one prominent country which is so isolated from the rest of the world. It is the North Korea which is a communist country. It has been isolated more than half a century by itself or by others. Even the rest of the world has put on economic sanctions over the country. As a result, the economy has gone so bad and now most people live poor. It seems they live lives in a 60’s life style. In most fields including science, economy and politics, they are far behind its neighbors.
Final reason I feel that countries should engage other countries is that without those engagement, no efficient trade is possible. Nowadays, countries tend to have associations to fight under the fast-growing economy. One example of those associations is Korean-American FTA (Free trade area). Although it has not been successfully passed in the Congress yet in both countries, it gives us a meaningful message about how important it is to ally. Under this contract between the countries, they reduce the trade tax between them making other players in the market much weaker and less competitive. This is becoming a trend in the world. Countries look like that they try to make a strong team to be successful in the game of world economy. Under this circumstance, having no country to be teamed up means it will be left behind in this fierce global market.
As this essay demonstrated, countries should not isolate themselves from the world. Not only it is becoming difficult to be isolated in this world of information, but also isolation gives so many disadvantages to survive under the harsh global environment.
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